On Romney's notorious bot-ness, Christie acknowledged it was less than ideal: "Do I wish that Mitt would be a little edgier and a little bolder? Sure, I've told him that and he knows that I feel that way. He is who he is."

That said:

"If you look at his qualifications, if you look at what he's done, of the people standing up on that stage offering themselves to be president, he's far and away the most qualified person of the Republicans to be the president, I know my party's going to nominate him, and when they do, I know the president's going to be in for a fight."